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How do I keep my son's diaper from leaking?

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my boy is 3 wks now. and from the very beginning I found that his diaper is leaking urine and wet his dress and blanket. at 1st i thought that may be i'm not closing the diaper tight enough,, so I closed it very tightly and he got irritated. still now i;m having the problem,, his urine is leaking in every single diaper,, and im getting very frustrated, what am i doing wring and what should I do? btw - im using pampers N size and Im a new mom,

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you should use cloth diapers! that is my suggestion. they rarely leak, cost way less in the long run, and are so cute. you can find out all kinds of things about them at the cloth diapering website. they are just as easy to get on and off now as reg diaps. here is a link..http://community.babycenter.com/post/a27113195/post_your_favorite_cd_pic?cpg=-1#c2324861434 if you can handle doing 2-4 more launfry loads a week its that simple

Have you tried fleece covers? My son was leaking Now I put these fleece covers over his diaper whenever I don't want to risk a leak, anytime I put a on a disposable, and defiantly when it's bedtime. At bedtime, about a month ago, he started leaking out the front (now that he's a tummy sleeper) and onto his clothes, the bed, etc.... He also is less likely to leak in his cloth diapers and has not had a diaper rash since I went to 99% cloth diapering.
Not only does this help with the diaper leaks, but it helps with blowouts. I wish I would have known this when I had my first 2 kids in disposables. I was constantly having diaper poo on their clothes. With fleece you can just wipe it off and re-use it. It's my new easy solution to diaper problems.
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Thanks every one for your helpful responses. All the answers are really helpful. The thing is that I didn't change my son's diaper timely, As a new parents me & my hubby never think that we need to change the diaper so frequently !!! Now I'm changing his diaper every 2 hr and he is not wet any more :) and we also change the size and its really helped,,

That was happening to me and what I discovered is that I wasnt changing his diaper soon enough. For example I have to change it atleast every 2 hours around the time my son needs to eat. I found out if I dont change his diaper before I feed him that his diaper leaks.

Are you pointing his penis down before you close the diaper and making sure the leg ruffles are not tucked in? If you are, and you're still leaking, it may be too small. Our boy outgrew newborn size diapers very quickly. As well, we switched to cloth diapers after about a month and noticed that they didn't leak nearly as much as disposable diapers.

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